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Historic Earthquake
1993 Okushiri Earthquake
12 July 1993 · Hokkaido, Russia · Japan
On 12 July 1993 at 13:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Japan (Hokkaido, Russia), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 33 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 231 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 233. 2,374 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 12 July 1993
- Time
- 13:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 17 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 231
- Injuries
- 233
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,374
- Estimated Damage
- 1.2 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (32.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Niseko (119 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake · M 6.644 deaths
- 19831983 Sea of Japan Earthquake · M 7.7104 deaths
- 19821982 Urakawa Earthquake · M 6.7110 deaths
- 1947Japan · M 7.0
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth